Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Videos

Dr. George Rebok and his research team have developed cognitive or “brain training” interventions to improve function in areas such as memory, problem solving, and speed of processing, which decline with aging and are critical for everyday activities.

Dr. Christopher Ross and his lab are studying the complementary approach to treat Huntington’s disease by developing mouse models, which have progressive symptoms that are similar to those of patients.

Dr. Quincy Miles Samus of the Center for Innovative Care in Aging in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing discusses efficacy of a multidimensional home-based care coordination intervention for elders with memory disorders.

Zachary Kaminsky, Ph.D., and his team study chemical modifications of DNA called epigenetic signals , with the aim of using these as a way to predict mental illnesses, like postpartum depression and suicide.

After three adolescent suicides in the Baltimore area, the community turned to Johns Hopkins, where Karen Swartz, M.D., and her team developed the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program, known as ADAP.